Volunteer

Supper Club is one of our longest-running programs. Individuals, pairs, or small groups (max 4 people) prepare, serve, share, and clean up after the evening meal for 4 neighbors living in one of our South Minneapolis Community Care Homes. More important than the meal itself, they offer companionship and community. If you like to cook, eat, and/or build community, come join the Supper Club!

Note: if possible, we ask Supper Club volunteers to commit to a regular shift at their designated care home (at least monthly), which helps deepen relationship and strengthen community.

Strengthen community and connection by hosting a meal at one of our apartment buildings! We welcome groups of up to 8 folks to prepare, serve, share, and clean up a meal for residents (usually anywhere from 10 – 20 folks) at one of our properties in Northeast Minneapolis, South Minneapolis, or Robbinsdale. The possibilities are endless: breakfast for dinner, summer barbecue, hotdish night… whatever gets your creativity going and energy flowing!

It’s sometimes the little things that help you feel at home after a move: eating from a favorite bowl, sipping a warm cup of coffee in the morning, or dancing in a freshly-cleaned living space.

Folks often move in to Clare Housing with some personal items, but not all they need to set up their new homes. While we can connect them to furniture, we invite our community to welcome new residents by providing some other household essentials.

The total cost of putting together a welcome basket of new items is about $500, with each one including items like small appliances, cooking utensils, linens, and cleaning items.

Please reach out if you or your organization would like to put some baskets together (this is a great opportunity for groups!) and we will provide you with a full shopping list. We would be so glad to have your support in welcoming our new neighbors home!

We have all experienced unexpected challenges and barriers, right? Sometimes, when life throws a curve-ball, our residents aren’t able to cover all their regular expenses.

Enter: neighbors like you.

We invite you to provide a little relief in these moments by gathering and donating some gift cards. Cards from grocery, discount, or drug stores are always welcome (think Target, Cub Foods, Hy-Vee, CVS, Walgreens, Dollar Tree, Holiday, and Speedway). Even just $25 can go a long way in helping your Clare Housing neighbors navigate tough moments and continue achieving their goals!

Hair is powerful and about so much more than just looking good; how we style our hair can tell a story about who we are, where we come from, and what matters to us. It’s a representation of our humanity and identities.

Help your Clare Housing neighbors deepen their confidence, self-expression, and pride by offering personal care services for a few hours! If you are licensed to cut and style hair, provide nail treatments, or offer other salon services, we would be ecstatic to hear from you. Our residents come from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, so having some background styling different hair types is ideal.

Note: We’re ideally looking for folks who can make an ongoing commitment (~3-4 hours every 1-2 months). A background check is required.

Do you remember a time when someone made your birthday extra special, perhaps by offering a small, unexpected gift or planning a big surprise party?

We want to help create that same wonderful feeling for your neighbors who live in our buildings! Come be part of the celebration by putting together a birthday bag (or a few!). These can contain some special snacks, small gifts, a hand-made card, and/or perhaps a gift card or two. We will gift them to residents on their birthdays.

This is a great opportunity for partners, families, or small groups with kids to collaborate. We welcome folks to get crafty and creative!